Have you seen these O.C. bank robbers?

The Iron Man Bandit, so called because he wore an Iron Man mask during a robbery in San Clemente in May, is described as a white man, in his mid-20s to 30s, 5-foot-10 to 6 feet tall, and weighing about 160 pounds. He was seen driving a white Toyota Tundra. COURTESY FBI

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ORANGE – Authorities on Wednesday enlisted the public's help in finding Orange County's most-wanted bank robbers, who they say are responsible for carrying out nearly two dozen robberies from Fullerton to San Clemente and getting away with thousands of dollars.

The plea came a day after a takeover-style robbery at a U.S. Bank in Santa Ana left customers and employees shaken up. A masked robber armed with a semiautomatic handgun held up the branch in the 2700 block of North Grand Avenue while at least three other men waited outside, FBI agent Chris Gicking said.

“Witnesses said he was waving the gun around and pointing it at everybody inside the bank,” Gicking said.

“Definitely, lives could have been lost yesterday, and we'd like to put these guys away before something like that happens,” he said after a news conference Wednesday.

While the robber and his accomplices fled, they dropped a mask, a hooded sweatshirt, gloves and about a third of the stolen cash, Gicking said.

The armed robber in the bank was described as a black man in his 20s to 30s, about 6-foot-1 and weighing 185 pounds.

Also topping the list is the Gone Plaid Bandit, credited with at least 10 robberies in Orange County since February 2010.

“You gotta get pretty lucky to do that many robberies and not get caught,” Gicking said, adding that the Gone Plaid Bandit has walked away with about $10,000.

He is described as a white man in his 20s, about 5-foot-6, 160 pounds with a thin build and brown hair.

The Count to 30 Bandit has also captured the attention of the Bank Robbery Apprehension Team, composed of Orange County Sheriff's Department deputies and FBI agents. The robber has carried out four takeover-style robberies in Anaheim, Buena Park and Fountain Valley since May 2009. He has been seen with a weapon during each of the robberies.

He is described as a Latino or Asian man in his 20s or 30s, 5-foot-10 to 5-foot-11 and weighing about 170 pounds.

Authorities also want to capture the Iron Man Bandit, who carried out a robbery last month at a Citibank in San Clemente in 35 seconds, Gicking said. The man, who was wearing an Iron Man mask, was carrying a silver revolver and ordered everyone to put their hands on their heads and close their eyes. He demanded cash from the teller and got away with an undisclosed amount.

He is described as a white man, in his mid-20s to 30s, 5-foot-10 to 6 feet tall and weighing about 160 pounds. He was seeing fleeing in a white Toyota Tundra.

A man known to law enforcement as the Fuzzy Face Bandit is wanted for bank robberies in Anaheim and Anaheim Hills. At the time of the most recent robbery in January 2011, the man had a thick beard and was described as being in his 30s, 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-9 and 180 to 210 pounds.

Gicking, who has investigated bank robberies for six years, says 80 percent of the robberies are carried out to support drug habits.

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The Iron Man Bandit, so called because he wore an Iron Man mask during a robbery in San Clemente in May, is described as a white man, in his mid-20s to 30s, 5-foot-10 to 6 feet tall, and weighing about 160 pounds. He was seen driving a white Toyota Tundra. COURTESY FBI
A robber with a thick beard tried to rob three Anaheim banks, but grabbed cash from only one of the branches, authorities said. In all three instances, the man with a scruffy beard handed the tellers a note and demanded cash in the robbery, but was twice turned away. He is known to law enforcement as the Fuzzy Face Bandit. COURTESY FBI
The Gone Plaid Bandit is suspected of robbing two banks in Yorba Linda, one in Anaheim Hills, one in Mission Viejo, and of hitting the same bank in Irvine twice. COURTESY BREA POLICE DEPARTMENT
The Count to 30 Bandit has also captured the attention of the Bank Robbery Apprehension Team, composed of Orange County Sheriff's Department deputies and FBI agents dedicated to investigating bank robberies. He is described as a Latino or Asian man in his 20s or 30s, 5-foot-10 to 5-foot-11 and weighing about 170 pounds. COURTESY FBI
The Iron Man Bandit is so called because he wore an Iron Man mask during a robbery in San Clemente in May. COURTESY, FBI
The Gone Plaid Bandit is suspected of robbing two banks in Yorba Linda, one in Anaheim Hills, one in Mission Viejo, and of hitting the same bank in Irvine twice.
Christopher Gicking, a special agent with the FBI, left, Jeff Brown, an investigator with the Orange County Sheriff's Department, and Sheriff's Department spokesman Jim Amormino ask for the public's help in identifying and apprehending several serial bank robbers during a news conference at the FBI's Orange County field office Wednesday. JOSHUA SUDOCK, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Christopher Gicking, a special agent with the FBI asks for the public's help in identifying and apprehending several serial bank robbers during a news conference at the FBI's Orange County field office Wednesday. JOSHUA SUDOCK, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Jeff Brown, an investigator with the Orange County Sheriff's Department, left, and Christopher Gicking, a special agent with the FBI, ask for the public's help Wednesday in identifying and apprehending several serial bank robbers. JOSHUA SUDOCK, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Christopher Gicking, a special agent with the FBI, left, Jeff Brown, an investigator with the Orange County Sheriff's Department, and Sheriff's Department spokesman Jim Amormino ask for the public's help in identifying and apprehending several serial bank robbers Wednesday. JOSHUA SUDOCK, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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